The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-12-10
WANG ELiCAL ALLIANCE.


Session OF tho General Conference In Wash.
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sye&1! Correspondence u th< ia.s.Iigtnccr.
WASHINGTON. d. O., De-. ST.. WIGS tho
remsril oil ona OF ths leading evangelical
spiri!s il ths country az hs su,yeyed the
Conference s.! thu height Of Ito enthus
iasm yesterday, that .hcrs had no. hesn 9
moro imporsau. assembly OF Christian
mon gincs the first Ch,istiaD Council al
Jo.ussiem. This hsrmonizes with the
idea expressed in the call that the Confer.
once WAC convened to consider great
crisis il tho church'd position and to
ASCERTAIN, il pHasiblo, By putting many
heads together, how the danger points
might DO safely passed. II Was not dcaiy-
IGted, however, thGs matters nhould be
settled in tho way common at ministerial
gatherings, viz: by tho pssaugs Of reaolu-
,iong. Ia fact, no resolutions wcro I'D.
mit:ed. This was great disappointment
to those accustomed to put themselves on
recoTh and wh1 sro not averso TO taking q
hand st the political wheel. All thugs
conhidered, though, it wss WHO arrange.
ment, for ifdoctors disagree so and much
mora co in the application Of remedies do
these doctofs Of divinity.
Tho truth is that, but for tho under
staudin: .hGs The Conference Was not to
DO seked to commit itse!f In the form OF
resolutions, the conservative churches OF
tho country could not have been induced
TO take part in it. Think, too, of tho
rumpug that would have bUen raised in 3
conference containing large Episcopalian
element by the effort 10 pass such advGn-
cad resolutions as arc commonly put forth
at radical Methodist gatherings. But as it
was, oyory isllow was allowed to 20 in on
bis own line, leaving the rect 10 follow or
not as they pleased, and the country TO
fiGd out how far the doctors agreed by the
applause bestowed upon the speakers and
by tho gossip OF the lobbies
OF tho proceedings of body putting
forth MISTER enough daily 10 fill whole
pages OF the largest newspapeie, oil that
caa DO attempted in letter or two is to
indicate by lev notes and comments
what vas tho apparent d1ii. Of sentiment
o. the topics discussed. In the opening
address OF President Dodge, Of the Al.
lance, two interenting points were that
tic largest proportion Of tho wealth OF the
country Was in nominal memberahip in
the churchea, but wae, unfortunately, no:
being used IS it should for the advance
meat OF the churches; whilo the poor, the
largest proportion Of whom never enter
places Of worship, had, it was held, Just
GoT begun to think, not slone OF their
suherings and wants, but OF their oppor.
tunities and power. Hon. John Jay, vice.
president, had recently hoard sermon
by Bishop Potter, Of New York, from the
text ut 10 high time to awake" and he
regarded she conference as ~ Indication
tina! tho country was wake. The address
OF welcome by Bishop Z. G. Andrews was
charming in both taste and diclion, The
bishop, however. took issue With Prest
dent Cleveland, who had informed Con.
gsesa the day beiors that the reduction Of
iarif wss tho question OF greatest moment
to the nations &c ?uri.y and prosperity, by
declaring that tho paramount question wGs
ona not OF revenue, but Of character,
though, Of course, he intended no d:are.
Epect to His Ekcellency, and did not even
mention him. Tie bishop took hopeful
view Of tbs country's condition and warn.
cd tho conference TIM. 1t was possible ITO
90 ssaggeraso dangers es to psrs.yzs on.
dCGvor." ,,l.